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Sister went missing in 2012; brothers approach SIT probing Dharmasthala case

Hemalatha, then 17, had travelled to Dharmasthala with a woman neighbour and never returned.

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Mangaluru, 15 Aug

Two brothers, Nitin and Nitesh, filed a complaint with the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing charges of murders and burials in Dharmasthala, regarding their younger sister, Hemalatha, who went missing in 2012 while visiting the town and never returned.

Speaking to reporters after lodging their complaint, Nitin said it has been 13 years with no information about his sister. When they came to know that SIT is collecting information on missing persons, they decided to make a complaint, he said.

Hemalatha, then 17 and a resident of Kavala Muduru village in Bantwal taluk, had gone to Dharmasthala accompanied by a woman neighbour but never returned. When questioned, the woman accompanying her denied having going with her, Nitin said.

Though the brothers had previously filed a complaint at the Poonjalakatte police station and visited multiple police stations over the years, the case remained unresolved.

Nitin added that their sister, who had studied up to the 8th standard and helped at home thereafter, had no mobile phone. He said they had searched as thoroughly as possible but found no clues.

Encouraged by the SIT's latest efforts, they firmly believe that interrogating the woman who accompanied her might unearth the truth.